Quick question, is anybody else not seeing their BBP points update despite playing? Seems to be a constant running theme with me at the moment!! =0\

London Live has been great so far ....... she says whilst lying in bed still recovering from Friday night (I'll come back to that later).  I was fortunate enough to interview all the pros playing in 1A - and all but one were extremely pleasant & willing to talk (Neils interviews were stellar as always & Nik obv wanted to make extra work editing for me by starting his interview with "Ive done my b@!*%$@s"!!!).

After my work was done I thought I'd have a quick OJ in the bar before heading home to rest before I took to the tables for day B........this wasn't meant to be. Jesse May spots me &, having interviewed him earlier, states he is buying me a drink - how can I refuse? So a V&O shortly follows - then I'm joined by regular BBPers such as FalconAyr, MavPerth,Betyama,TFMonty, Niall Farrell and Peter Vasiliou (probably missed a couple off -sorry but I'm half asleep!)....and a few more "the is my last one" vodkas followed. I don't think it was anything to do with the mandy singles I had, but the sneaky double that steve dickson MADE me drink, that was to blame for playing day B with a raging hangover!!! Somehow managed tomake it past the dinner break though - so no day 2 for me (although I will be there later cheering y'all on) - just packed my wonderwoman outfit away until the next London Live. 

A great weekend - great to meet you all face to face.  Best of luck to those still in :-)

I know everyone has already been singing the praises of London Live but I've only just got back home and feel I have to join in. It was a fantastic weekend, would have been nice to see some cards but I did manage to hang in there for a while. Great structure. 

Really good to meet all the people I did too, nice to put some faces to names, (and real names to screen names.) Massive thanks to Nik, Neil Snoopy and the whole BBP team for the organisation, and for having the time to chat and drink with us little people. Jesse May was and is a legend, was an honor to meet him. 

Finally, I don't know if they read this forum but also the two guys who were doing the live feed, at least one of which was called Paul if I remember rightly, were top blokes. Stayed in the bar with them until 4am watching boxing, and nursing a poorly hobbit. Right, that's enough rambling.

pop quiz why do tv show organisers insist on inviting Chris Ferguson to play in cash games?

and y does he bother to play them as he just gets nit abuse

gl to everyone playing today.......

Stars FT of 33 6 max rebuy first place 4.6k.

Last hand of episode - Dwan and Ivey is nice... any BBPers call in Ivey's spot?!

http://www.pokertube.com/free-poker-videos?movie=13415&title=High_Stakes_Poker_S06_E05_4_4

i deposited £400 on stars, cashed out £350 3 days later and they said they wont allow it because of fees.

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what a joke.

any advice?

Heya, peeps. Many thanks to all who played the London Live and supported the event, your attendance was very much appreciated and I hope you all had a good time. There are now a few items on the site for you to take a look at, including a post-match interview with our Champion.

http://www.blackbeltpoker.com/articles/read/Paul-Pham-Wins-London-Live
http://www.blackbeltpoker.com/articles/read/London-Live-Results
http://www.blackbeltpoker.com/articles/read/London-Live-Photography
http://www.blackbeltpoker.com/articles/read/Interview-Paul-Pham

'Poker Pro's you played against at London Live ..... add your experiences here .....

Ian 'The Raiser' Frazer - aptly named :-) put in a standard preflop raise, he tanks then boooom ALLIN 45xbb reraise ;-) it sort of works, as I folded a pair once when I did not realise I had him comfortably covered, I should have taken a shot at a race. 

On behalf of the Cardroom staff at the Vic.
I would like to thank all those players that gave such a generous tip. 
We hope that all those who played over the 3 days have enjoyed their experience of live poker at the Vic and look forward to seeing you all again.
Best Wishes
Steve Cleary (cardroom supervisor)

Poker Forum Challenge in two weeks !!! There is a thread on awop about a team event in DTD , post follows below ..... I have emailed geordieneil and he says there is 1 team space available, we have to be QUICK :-) I am going to post this on all boards, but please use the WHITE BELT BOARD to register your interest ASAP ......

hi all,
i am organising a forum challenge to be held at DTD poker club, nottingham on saturday 27th march starting at 6pm.
we have 3 team places remaining, if you are interested in entering a team please let me know asap.
the event is in aid of BLISS a charity that aids the problems caused by premature birth, its a fantastic charity who helped one of our team members through difficult times(aswell as other poker buddies around the country).
teams will be made up of 10 players, we have slots for 12 teams.
the buy in is £61 per player (£610 per team) £50+£6reg fee(all dealer dealt) plus £5 for the buffet)
10% of the prize pool will be going to bliss, with 30% going to the winning team, 15% for the second placed team, and the remaining 45% for individual prizes, paying a final table of 9 to the DTD payout structure.
it will be a fantastic day of poker whilst raising a few bob for a very worthwhile cause.

if you are interested in entering a team please let me know as soon as possible.

regards geordieneil

What a fantastic event BBP LIVE was,meeting all the famous poker players,playing with some of them ,was a great experience for me and finally meeting the bbp team was worth the journey from Cyprus.I woud like to thank everybody for being so nice to me.Great to see old friends like keith,Neil and Peter,who i have not seen for 7 years.FANTASTIC,when is the next one MR.CHANNING?